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Members of the Putnam Chapter Of The Colonial Dames Visit Founder’s Grave

Pictured is the gravesite of Alice Putnam Thompson.
Pictured, from left, are Bonnie Larkin, treasurer and print chair of the Alice Putnam Chapter, and treasurer of the state Colonial Dames of the XVII Century; Deborah Stauring, vice president of the Alice Putnam Chapter; Barbara Pietro, president Alice Putnam Chapter; Myra Johnston, secretary and publication chair Alice Putnam Chapter; Brenda Johnson, historic markings and preservation chair Alice Putnam Chapter and president of the state Colonial Dames of the XVII Century; Pat Ruggiero, national defense chair Alice Putnam Chapter; Deborah Ayers, past president Alice Putnam Chapter, past president of the state Colonial Dames, and now membership and national defense chair of the National Colonial Dames of the XVII Century; Cheryl Mackiewicz, new member Alice Putnam Chapter; Linda Kuzara, member Alice Putnam Chapter and secretary of the state Colonial Dames of the XVII Century; Elizabeth Mourer, chaplain Alice Putnam Chapter.

Members of the Putnam Chapter Of The Colonial Dames Of The XVII Century recently visited the grave of founder Alice Putnam Thompson in the Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Chapter members met at her grave at 11 a.m. with a wreath made by Deborah Stauring, vice president, a picture of Alice Putnam Thompson, a flag of the Alice Putnam Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, and a candle. The ceremony included lighting the candle in remembrance and reciting a poem. Her obituary was read. Born in the Stockton and Sinclairville area of Chautauqua County in 1861, Thompson later lived and died in Buffalo in 1953.

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